Senior Project Engineer

Kent is looking for an experienced Senior Project Engineer (Owner’s Representative) to support a major refining and manufacturing asset near Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta.

Working as part of a client secondment team, the successful candidate will be responsible for delivering assigned engineering services projects in accordance with contractual requirements, established Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), regulatory obligations, and Owner expectations.

Acting on behalf of the Owner, the Senior Project Engineer will serve as a key liaison between the client, EPC contractors, engineering service providers, and site stakeholders, ensuring effective communication, stakeholder alignment, and successful project execution throughout the project lifecycle.

This role will manage a portfolio of capital projects valued up to $50MM USD, leading projects from the Select phase through detailed design, execution, commissioning, start-up, and close-out.

The position includes responsibility for oversight of both the home office and field execution.

It requires close collaboration with the Production, Maintenance, Turnaround, Construction, Operations, and Engineering teams within a brownfield refining environment.

The successful candidate will be accountable for delivering projects safely, on schedule, within budget, and to the required quality standards while effectively managing project risks, stakeholder expectations, engineering deliverables, and contractor performance.

The ideal candidate will possess significant experience delivering capital projects within the oil and gas, refining, petrochemical, or heavy industrial sectors, with particular preference given to candidates who have worked in an Owner’s project engineering capacity and have demonstrated expertise in managing project cash flows, budgets, latest estimates, and project controls.

This position is site-based and seconded to a client manufacturing and refining asset located near Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta.